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Ducks : two years in the oil sands / Kate Beaton.

Beaton, Kate, 1983- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:
Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781770462892
  • ISBN: 1770462899
  • Physical Description: 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [Montréal, Québec] : Drawn and Quarterly, 2022.
Subject: Beaton, Kate, 1983-
Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects > Canada > Comic books, strips, etc.
Psychic trauma.
Rape.
Canada > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Biographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.

Available copies

  • 20 of 20 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library GRAPHIC 92 BEATON (Text) 50686016377033 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library AGN B BEA (Text) 37268003147840 AHMFL Adult Graphic Novels Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 338.2728 BEA (Text) 33240005148989 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bedford County Library YB BEATON (Text) 35010001218294 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Brandywine Community Library 338.2728 BEA (Text) 33249025021878 Adult Graphic Novel Available -
Exeter Community Library 338.2728 BEA (Text) 33249025356167 Adult Graphic Non-fiction Available -
Glatfelter Memorial Library Adults Beaton Graphic (Text) 34216000933285 Adult Area Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) GN 338.27 DUC (Text) 92525750 GFWM Main Room Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Graphic Novel Beaton (Text) 39427103674396 Fiction Hallway: Graphic Novel Available -
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Adults Beaton Biography (Text) 34261000619666 Adult Area Available -

Summary: Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.

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